ob´du|rate|ness

ob´du|rate|ness
ob|du|rate «OB duhr iht, -dyuhr-», adjective.
1. stubborn or unyielding; obstinate: »

an obdurate refusal.

SYNONYM(S): unbending, inexorable.
2. hardened in feelings or heart; unfeeling; pitiless; not repentant: »

an obdurate criminal. Be…obdurate, do not hear him plead (Shakespeare).

SYNONYM(S): impenitent, callous.
3. physically hard or resistant: »

Well-tanned hides, obdurate and unyielding (William Cowper).

[< Latin obdūrātus, past participle of obdūrāre < ob- against + dūrāre harden < dūrus hard]
ob´du|rate|ly, adverb.
ob´du|rate|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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